Battery Grounding

[jeffandre]

I put the battery in the trunk of my wife's 73 Camaro: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...en_camaros.htm



The major drawback to a second gen weight balance is too much front end weight. Moving the battery to the trunk will reduce front weight the most. A firewall between battery and driver is required for most speed events. If you put the battery in the passenger area, you may not be able to drag race the car and probably not open track it.
David

I had the regular battery in the trunk for years but have little room now that the fuel cell is in there. I figured it would help the cg if I placed the battery low and towards the center of the car. That and lack of room led me to 2 batts that are very thin.

My plan was to mount the 2 batts underneath the car, directly under the two dfront seats, but I could try to mount them next to the fuel cell (one on each side, they are only 3.11" thick). I would build a box that recesses through the trunk floor to lower them as much as practical. I could install them under the trunk in boxes placed outside of the leafs, not the optimal placement for weight. It gets down to a choice between mounting them low and centered or rear and higher.